Helen Carey is Director of National Sculpture Factory, Cork and an independent curator of Visual Arts. Previously, she was Director of Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin, inaugural Director of the flagship Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, Director/Curator of Limerick City Gallery of Art, Director, Galway Arts Centre and Public Art Project Manager, At Bristol Regeneration Project. She has also worked in literary agency and is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Committee, Culture Ireland. Within her independent Visual Arts curating practice, Helen’s selected recent public art projects and exhibitions include Representative, Department of Foreign Affairs on the Choctaw Nation / Irish Government a Public Art commission project (2024) in Oklahoma, US, ongoing exhibitions with Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna and curator of the 20th anniversary TULCA Festival of Visual Art 2020, Galway. Awards include the Decade of Centenaries Arts Council commemoration of the 1916 Rebellion (Curation of the Souvenir Shop by Rita Duffy), Projects Award for the 1913 Lockout commemoration. Major exhibitions curated include working with Michael Warren, Mark Curran, Siobhan McDonald and Brian Duggan. With an MA in International Relations (UCD) and an MA in Visual Arts Practices (IADT), Helen’s research interests include contemporary culture and national identity, and the national cultural characteristics of counter terrorism approaches.
Curator Visits, Summer Series: Helen Carey, National Sculpture Factory
Curator Visits, Summer Series: Helen Carey, National Sculpture Factory
Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.
Members should email Aoibhie at director@sample-studios.com to book a 1to1 visit, outlining their reason for wanting to meet with this curator.
Helen Carey is Director of National Sculpture Factory, Cork and an independent curator of Visual Arts. Previously, she was Director of Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin, inaugural Director of the flagship Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, Director/Curator of Limerick City Gallery of Art, Director, Galway Arts Centre and Public Art Project Manager, At Bristol Regeneration Project. She has also worked in literary agency and is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Committee, Culture Ireland. Within her independent Visual Arts curating practice, Helen’s selected recent public art projects and exhibitions include Representative, Department of Foreign Affairs on the Choctaw Nation / Irish Government a Public Art commission project (2024) in Oklahoma, US, ongoing exhibitions with Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna and curator of the 20th anniversary TULCA Festival of Visual Art 2020, Galway. Awards include the Decade of Centenaries Arts Council commemoration of the 1916 Rebellion (Curation of the Souvenir Shop by Rita Duffy), Projects Award for the 1913 Lockout commemoration. Major exhibitions curated include working with Michael Warren, Mark Curran, Siobhan McDonald and Brian Duggan. With an MA in International Relations (UCD) and an MA in Visual Arts Practices (IADT), Helen’s research interests include contemporary culture and national identity, and the national cultural characteristics of counter terrorism approaches.
CURATOR VISITS
Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.
Members should email Aoibhie at director@sample-studios.com to book a 1to1 visit, outlining their reason for wanting to meet with this curator.
Curator Visits, Summer Series: Helen Carey, National Sculpture Factory
Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.
Members should email Aoibhie at director@sample-studios.com to book a 1to1 visit, outlining their reason for wanting to meet with this curator.
Helen Carey is Director of National Sculpture Factory, Cork and an independent curator of Visual Arts. Previously, she was Director of Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin, inaugural Director of the flagship Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, Director/Curator of Limerick City Gallery of Art, Director, Galway Arts Centre and Public Art Project Manager, At Bristol Regeneration Project. She has also worked in literary agency and is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Committee, Culture Ireland. Within her independent Visual Arts curating practice, Helen’s selected recent public art projects and exhibitions include Representative, Department of Foreign Affairs on the Choctaw Nation / Irish Government a Public Art commission project (2024) in Oklahoma, US, ongoing exhibitions with Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna and curator of the 20th anniversary TULCA Festival of Visual Art 2020, Galway. Awards include the Decade of Centenaries Arts Council commemoration of the 1916 Rebellion (Curation of the Souvenir Shop by Rita Duffy), Projects Award for the 1913 Lockout commemoration. Major exhibitions curated include working with Michael Warren, Mark Curran, Siobhan McDonald and Brian Duggan. With an MA in International Relations (UCD) and an MA in Visual Arts Practices (IADT), Helen’s research interests include contemporary culture and national identity, and the national cultural characteristics of counter terrorism approaches.
